heroes |
F Scott Fitzgerald once stated "show me a hero and I'll prove he's a bum". Sometimes I watch a little daytime television as I procrastinate on my daily work duties. Then I look up & see the cooles...
Posted by richard on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:46:00 PST |
The Hierarchy |
No matter who I have the pleasure(pain) of playing with. No matter what style I play. It does not matter where I play. I have been running into these cats all of my life. This one I gladly will not dr...
Posted by richard on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:27:00 PST |
Mirror mirror.......... |
As I grow older the notion of a true "midlife crisis" grows more and more real. Honestly I can not envision my thoughts and feelings as a crisis. Truthfully, I view this ...
Posted by richard on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:23:00 PST |
LOOK, Up in the Sky!!!!!!!!! |
I was recently asked as to my playing prowess.
" How good are you?"
Being a staunch liberal yet growing up in the ultimate Republican atmosphere, I lost no time in skirting the answer. " I can feed ...
Posted by richard on Fri, 11 May 2007 10:40:00 PST |
The Song |
The first time I heard it, I actually thought that I had written it. The hair on the back of my neck rose up and stood out like wire on a brillow pad. That feeling. The touch. The sound. I had been wa...
Posted by richard on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:55:00 PST |
Walking Amongst the Giants |
As I look back on my career and try to recall memories fondly , I never forget the cats for whom I hold in the highest regard. I can only characterize people such as these with one word, heavy . Heav...
Posted by richard on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:36:00 PST |
Don't Pick your Nose the Audience is Watching part II |
As a musician there is always a fundamental need to maintain that constant infatuation with 'the art' so you can continue to do what we do. I am still reminded of this even lately. As I get older I s...
Posted by richard on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:10:00 PST |
Don't Pick Your Nose, The Audience is Watching Part I |
When I think about the audience, I actually dread the notion. Perish the thought. The audience? "PPPPPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!" I am going to have to go back to the beg...
Posted by richard on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:58:00 PST |
Neurosis |
" How do you see yourself?"
I have been seeing a therapist for eleven years. I guess that was probably the only question that has, to this point, repeated in my head since she asked me. I find that ...
Posted by richard on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:01:00 PST |
No Crying in Baseball |
I should not fail to mention the person for whom I characterize as "The Twelve Years Old Girl". The "girl " is a micro-manager. I am talking about a person who dotes on every note you play. This is n...
Posted by richard on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:20:00 PST |
